More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

The Kappa, Japanese water imp, does on occasion behave kindly to humans, but mostly it is a malevolent creature, so it is not surprising tha...

Today, May 5th, is Children's Day in Japan. In Kawado, the village across the river, it is also the day of the year's most important...

This is the drain cover found in my village and the surrounding town of Sakurae. It depicts an Enko which is the local name for a strange cr...